Hong Kongâs conservation authorities have defended their handling of heavy visitor flows to Sai Kungâs country parks over the Lunar New Year holiday, saying the popular spots were under control despite concerns about overcrowding, with 32 enforcement cases recorded during the period. But a Sai Kung district councillor also said that the number of campers…
Campers and hikers have urged Hong Kong authorities to step up public education, law enforcement and impose foot traffic limits at campsites after some areas were flooded with visitors during the Lunar New Year holiday. A visit by the South China Morning Post on Saturday to Ham Tin Wan, a beach in Sai Kung, found…
A green group has called for long-term measures to tackle overtourism in Hong Kongâs scenic Sai Kung district after the number of tents at a campsite reached more than nine times its capacity on the second day of Lunar New Year, although authorities described the situation as âunder controlâ. Greenpeace said on Thursday that it…
Hong Kong welcomed 10 per cent more visitors on the first day of Lunar New Year against a year ago, with crowds continuing to flock to hiking trails and tourists packing border crossing checkpoints. The latest Immigration Department data showed that 153,383 visitors arrived in the city on Tuesday, representing a 10.4 per cent increase…
Visitors have started filling campsites along the seashore in Sai Kung near Hong Kongâs famed MacLehose Trail for the Lunar New Year break, with officers patrolling to monitor and prevent littering following previous complaints. At Sai Wan Beach, a picturesque spot popular with tourists on mainland Chinese social media, around two dozen visitors were seen…
Hong Kong authorities are tightening crowd control and environmental protection measures at popular hiking and camping spots ahead of the nine-day Lunar New Year holiday, with officials estimating that 1.43 million mainland Chinese tourists will visit the city. Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism Rosanna Law Shuk-pui said on Saturday that the government was taking…
A company bearing the same name as Blackpink member Jisooâs label has bought two homes in one of Hong Kongâs most exclusive enclaves for about HK$447.2 million (US$57.2 million), according to government filings. Two units on Happy Valleyâs Blue Pool Road were acquired by an entity called Blissoo Limited in a deal registered on Tuesday,…
Thai police have helped Hong Kong authorities in arresting two fugitives, including a murder suspect who had been on the run for more than three decades, the cityâs police chief has said. Speaking upon his return from Thailand on Thursday, Commissioner of Police Joe Chow Yat-ming said the two local suspects were linked to two…
A 62-year-old man who fled Hong Kong after a brutal murder on a Sai Kung beach nearly 37 years ago has been arrested in Thailand and will be extradited back to the city on Thursday, the South China Morning Post has learned. Mui Yiu-keung was reportedly detained on Monday at a house in Bangkokâs Nong…
Hong Kongâs property transactions slipped in January, official data showed, but agents are betting on a Lunar New Year âmini-boomâ after several new-home launches sold out in recent weeks. Deals covering new and existing homes, offices, shops, car parking spaces and industrial units fell 15.2 per cent month on month to 7,631, while transaction value…